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Performance Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the Aframax Tanker “Briolette”
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the
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[{"type":"text","content":"ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships and tanker vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/t Briolette (formerly “Maersk Jamnagar”), a 2011-built Aframax tanker vessel of 104,588 dwt that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in June 2019.\n Including the newly delivered m/t Briolette, Performance Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 2 container vessels (1 Post-Panamax and 1 Panamax) and 2 Aframax tanker vessels. The Company also expects to take delivery of one additional Aframax tanker vessel by the end of January 2020. A table describing the current Performance Shipping Inc. fleet can be found on the Company’s website, www.pshipping.com. Information included on the Company’s website does not constitute a part of this press release. About the Company Performance Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of vessels. The Company’s current fleet of vessels is employed primarily on time charters with leading charterers. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words \"believe,\" \"anticipate,\" \"intends,\" \"estimate,\" \"forecast,\" \"project,\" \"plan,\" \"potential,\" \"may,\" \"should,\" \"expect,\" \"pending\" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumption...